Yes, I know that we've still got 3 more weeks of summer, but psychologically I think most of us think of Labor Day as summer's last gasp. Which brings me to the end of another few months of a reggae-rich musical diet.
Sometimes it's worth it to listen to the experts, or in this case, enthusiasts that became experts. Blood and Fire is a reggae reissue label based in England, and their reissues are lovingly chosen and presented. I heard a track from Keith Hudson's "Pick a Dub" on one of B&F's sampler CDs, and gladly bought a copy. On the B&F website, there's a section for recommended releases, and their #1 choice was "Morwell Unlimited Meet King Tubby's Dub Me". Like the Keith Hudson release, it's early dub (1974 & 1975), and pretty basic -- no ringing telephones, doorbells, toilets flushing like I mentioned way back on the "African Dub" series. Both CD's are excellent and the perfect soundtrack to the end of summer.
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